Question 2: The speaker in the video clip discusses the interactive nature of teaching literacy skills and the need for teaching them in an explicit manner. In addition, the students in the video clip are engaged in learning activities. Why is it important to approach literacy instruction in an explicit and interactive manner?
It is important to have a clear plan set in place to teach students literacy, in order to ensure they are discovering all necessary items. Having students engaged and actually doing things during the lesson, helps them learn and remember the information. For example, if the lesson is comprehension, students should be actively discussing or writing down items over what they read. Students who are not actively engaged and busy, will most likely not focus and pay attention fully to the lesson.
It is important to have a clear plan set in place to teach students literacy, in order to ensure they are discovering all necessary items. Having students engaged and actually doing things during the lesson, helps them learn and remember the information. For example, if the lesson is comprehension, students should be actively discussing or writing down items over what they read. Students who are not actively engaged and busy, will most likely not focus and pay attention fully to the lesson.